Golden Buckeye Card All Ohioans age 60 or older, as well as adults ages 18-59 who have disabilities as defined by Social Security, are eligible for a free Golden Buckeye Card. For more information about the card’s prescription drug benefits, visit http://aging.ohio.gov/goldenbuckeye/.

The Partnership for Prescription AssistanceThe Partnership for Prescription Assistance can help you determine which prescription programs you might be eligible for. For more information, call 1-888-4PPA-NOW (1-888-477-2669) or visit https://www.pparx.org/Intro.php.

Rx for Ohio Rx for Ohio is designed to help low-income, uninsured Ohio residents get access to patient assistance programs where they may qualify for free, or nearly free, prescription medicines. To search more than 1,400 medications in more than 300 government, industry and privately sponsored programs, go to www.RxForOhio.org.

Medicare Premium Assistance Program (MPAP)

This program helps people eligible for Medicare who have limited income and assets get help in paying the cost of one or more of the following:

Medicare premium(s)

Medicare deductibles

Medicare coinsurance

Eligibility Criteria: To qualify for MPAP, applicants must be eligible for Medicare and meet basic requirements.

When applying for MPAP, proof of income, resources, age or disability, citizenship (if not a U.S. citizen) and other health insurance is required.

No face-to-face interview with the local county department of job and family services is necessary. Applicants can ask an authorized representative to apply on their behalf.